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From: Jeevan Reddy
Date: Thu, May 21 2020 12:18AM
Subject: Carousel semantics in native apps
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Hello all, Happy GAAD 2020.
I have been observing in native apps scrollable carousel displaying more
than more than one card item in the viewport which is quite popular in
social media and eCommerce. The carousel doesn't have pagination, previous
and next buttons but conveying number of items such as 3 of 10.
I also observed that the card is provided with button semantics in some
apps, for example stories section at the top in Facebook app. The same
card item used as link in some other apps, for example, related
products/customers also bought section in Amazon app.
What would be the semantics you prefer: button, link, card, slide? In
eCommerce context.
Thanks
Jeevan
From: Murphy, Sean
Date: Fri, May 22 2020 11:48PM
Subject: Re: Carousel semantics in native apps
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Hi,
The challenge with native apps for mobile is the reduce number of roles defined by default in the accessibility API. There is no role called card nor does a screen reader user understand this concept. I had to be explain what a card was. For example, the iPhone iOS Setting apps, each option like Mobile, General, Bluetooth, ETC are all cards. Voiceover announces them as buttons.
From my point of view - links is something used within apps to open web content in a browser or within the same app, activation of a phone number and sending emails. I would not use them for scrolling carousel's. The SC for Hide, pause and stop on a principle level still applies here by the way. If you are developing an app, I would make the cards shown in the carousel static and not auto scrolling. Provide the buttons to move forward and back. I would treat each card as buttons using the similar approach as apple. I am not aware of a role that can explain carousel's in a better manner.
Web is a different beast.
Sean
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